Fran Nagy’s contemporary acrylic paintings convey a visually powerful humanitarian message - reminding the viewer of the journey and the assimilation of Native Americans in the Southeastern US during the 1800’s. The landscapes are obscured, and the human figures are viewed from the back, faceless, moving towards an unknown destination. The paintings contain real feathers and leaves, symbolic of the value of the lands. Nagy’s work stirs rich emotions for what has passed and questions what lies ahead for humanity.
REPRESENTAION
Slate Gray Gallery, Telluride, CO
Grand Bohemian Gallery, Mountian Brook, AL Grand bohemian Lodge, Greenville, SC
2023 EXHIBITS
January – March, Group Exhibit - SCAC Robin Metz Competition
March, Duo Exhibit, Fran Nagy and Gina Sarro. Slate Gray Gallery
PAST SOLO EXHIBITS
Slate Gray Gallery, Telluride, CO 2021
Eastern Shore Art Center, Fairhope, AL 2021
AWARDS/RECOGNITION
Everyscape EAP 360 Competition
First Place: 4 awards “most creative; holiday theme; real estate; and retail” 2017 First Place: “best content” 2016
Picnic for the Planet, Nature Conservancy, Birmingham AL. 2012
Grand Prize:“The Owls”
9th International Ceramics Competition Mino Japan 2011
Honorable Mention: “The Connected Couple” Judges: Osamu Suzuki, Kristina Riska, Rupert Faulkner, Makoyo Koizumi, Fumi Kimura, Woo Kwanho, Kenji Kaneko, Toru Enomoto\
TEACHING ARTIST
Imagine Partners in Art, Avondale, AL. Owner and Instructor 2005-2010
Stone Creek Montessori School, Pelham, AL. 1st-12th Art Teacher
VISITING ARTIST
Spark Sloss, ceramic lecture 2017
Artisans on the Plaza Hoover Library guest artist 2009
Vestavia Art Association, hand-building demonstration 2008
Liberty Park Elementary guest artist 2008
Avondale Library guest artist 2008
Hoover/Shelby Art Association judge 2008 & 2009
PUBLICATIONS
artsBHAM 1/2015 visual arts, by Michael Huebner
Shelby County Living, 7/2012 issue, by Laura Brookhardt
POTTERS’PAGES 3/2012, volume 11-6, by The Potters Council of The American Ceramic Society
Telluride Inside by Susan Viebrock, August 2021
Telluride Gallery Guide Winter/Spring 2023 Magazine